Guest janet Posted July 22, 2018 at 06:09 PM Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 at 06:09 PM We have a board that consists of a husband and wife team, She is the president and he is on the park board, He is a bully and always outs others down at the meetings and she sits there with her mouth closed and rocks in a non rocking chair. We voted on a new VP that has since brought in his employee from the pharmacy he and his spouse owns and put her in charge of the Park board. There are ALOT of unanswered questions about things they are doing that are unethical with grants, and 3 of us Park board members asked several questions. We did not get a response, but we did get an email from the park board chairman ( who still has not been voted on by the pubic, according to our by laws), but we have gotten a request for our resignation, the locks have been changed, we have been removed from the site as Admins and my number has been removed from the sign as Event Co-ordinator. We do not have bylaws in place for removal of members (or committee execs), but we do go by Roberts Rules on anything not covered in the by laws. SO ! My question is, if there are NO removal by laws in place and we have done nothing wrong, illegal, unethical , What does Roberts Rules say about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted July 22, 2018 at 06:23 PM Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 at 06:23 PM Since most of what is happening is going on outside of a meeting there unfortunately isn't much RONR will say on the subject. What I would suggest is to find out if there is a body or agency which the Park Board Chairman (and anyone else who is causing issues) answers to and talk to them about your options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGW Posted July 22, 2018 at 06:52 PM Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 at 06:52 PM We have already contacted the local TV station and put a call in to the State Rep and County Commissioner , I was hoping to get some clarification on what , if anything, RR may say about removing board members , when the State of Alabama, IRS 501-C-3, and our own by-laws say nothing . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted July 22, 2018 at 07:50 PM Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 at 07:50 PM The best thing I can suggest is you check out FAQ #20. However, it sound like you may be dealing with a Board that has no General Membership who can exert control over them and as far as the Board is concerned it sounds like the foxes are guarding the hen-house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted July 22, 2018 at 10:21 PM Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 at 10:21 PM Well, I don't really understand what's going on, but it sounds like this might be a public body of some sort. If so, there are likely to be applicable laws, and you should see what they say. RONR does not prohibit people requesting things (such as requesting a resignation) and is about meetings, not locks, signs, or websites. That said, it does have rules about the conduct of business at meetings, and if members are somehow being denied their basic membership rights, that is an issue - although how to bring it up is unclear if you are not able to get to a meeting. As for the grants, again, RONR is about procedure, not outcomes. What RONR says about it, to the extent it says anything, is that absent a bylaws provision, members can only lose their membership rights via a disciplinary process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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